Zechariah 4

1 Then the angel who was speaking with me returned and woke me, as a man is awakened from his sleep.

Then the messenger who talked with me came again and woke me, as someone who is woken from sleep.

2 “What do you see?” he asked. “I see a solid gold lampstand,” I replied, “with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven spouts to the lamps.

He said to me, “What do you see?” I said, “I see a candlestick, all of gold, with a bowl on its top, and seven lamps on it. There are seven pipes to each of the lamps, which are on its top,

3 There are also two olive trees beside it, one on the right side of the bowl and the other on its left.”

and two olive trees next to it, one on the right side of the bowl, and the other on its left side.”

4 “What are these, my lord?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.

I said to the messenger who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?”

5 “Do you not know what they are?” replied the angel. “No, my lord,” I answered.

Then the messenger who talked with me answered, “Don’t you know what these are?” And I said. “No, my lord.”

6 So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.

He said to me, “This is the message of the Lord regarding Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of hosts,

7 What are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain. Then he will bring forth the capstone accompanied by shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’”

will I make the great mountain before Zerubbabel a plain. He will bring forth the top stones with shoutings of, ‘Grace, grace, to it.’”

8 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Moreover this message of the Lord came to me:

9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.

The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house. His hands will also finish it. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.

10 For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven eyes of the LORD, which scan the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”

For who has despised the day of small things? They will rejoice, and will see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel. (The seven lamps are the eyes of the Lord that search all around the world.)

11 Then I asked the angel, “What are the two olive trees on the right and left of the lampstand?”

Again I asked, “What are these two olive trees on the right side of the candlestick and on its left side?”

12 And I questioned him further, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil pours?”

Again, “What are these two branches of the olive trees, which are pouring out the golden oil through the two golden pipes?”

13 “Do you not know what these are?” he inquired. “No, my lord,” I replied.

He answered me, “Don’t you now what these are?” And I said, “No, my lord.”

14 So he said, “These are the two anointed ones who are standing beside the Lord of all the earth.”

Then he explained, “They are the two anointed ones who attend the Lord of all the earth.”